I'm A Supporter Of Israel, Always Have

If America Is To Succeed In Responding To These 21st Century Challenges, Our Political System Cannot Continue To Bog Down In The Mire Of Partisan Gamesmanship.

Bogging Down Large Armies In Historically Complex, Dangerous Areas Ends In Disaster.

Things Aren't Getting Better; They're Getting Worse. The White House Is Completely Disconnected From Reality. It's Like They're Just Making It Up As They Go Along. The Reality Is That We're Losing In Iraq.

The Twenty First Century Will Require A Re-affirmation And Re-definition Of Our Alliances And International Organisations.

I'm The First Secretary Of Defense That's Had To Deal With Sequestration. I've Prepared Two Budgets That Deal With Sequestration. And You Bring The Chiefs Together, The Leadership Of This Enterprise Together, To Work Through, How Do We Then Take These Cuts? Where Do We Apply Those Cuts? Readiness Is The First Thing That Suffers.